SURINAME VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	540	1	650	- 110
Stroke	2	460	2	615	- 156
Diabetes Mellitus	3	348	3	286	+ 61
Hypertension	4	165	9	134	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	5	163	14	78	+ 85
Breast Cancer	6	163	17	55	+ 108
Kidney Disease	7	158	4	281	- 123
Endocrine Disorders	8	151	24	37	+ 114
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	147	5	171	- 23
Other Injuries	10	127	15	73	+ 54
Lung Disease	11	107	12	93	+ 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	98	16	72	+ 25
Skin Disease	13	56	18	53	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	14	55	20	48	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	15	45	33	25	+ 20
Lung Cancers	16	42	11	102	- 60
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	42	10	117	- 76
HIV/AIDS	18	38	7	138	- 100
Lymphomas	19	38	34	23	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	20	36	49	5	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	21	35	23	37	- 2
Anemia	22	33	81	0	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	23	32	32	26	+ 6
Leukemia	24	30	35	20	+ 11
Liver Cancer	25	29	21	45	- 16
Congenital Anomalies	26	27	22	40	- 13
Epilepsy	27	22	36	18	+ 4
Liver Disease	28	22	8	134	- 112
Alcohol	29	22	38	16	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	30	21	42	14	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	20	85	0	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	32	19	54	3	+ 16
Oral Cancer	33	16	40	16	+ 0
Violence	34	15	26	34	- 19
Drownings	35	15	29	28	- 13
Asthma	36	12	39	16	- 3
Low Birth Weight	37	11	19	51	- 41
Malnutrition	38	8	43	13	- 5
Appendicitis	39	8	53	3	+ 5
Drug Use	40	8	45	7	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	41	7	48	5	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	42	6	31	28	- 21
Skin Cancers	43	6	60	1	+ 5
Birth Trauma	44	6	30	28	- 22
Schizophrenia	45	6	82	0	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	5	27	31	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	5	28	29	- 23
Poisonings	48	5	57	2	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	47	6	- 3
Tuberculosis	50	3	37	17	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	58	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	52	3	41	14	- 11
Meningitis	53	3	50	5	- 3
Suicide	54	2	6	148	- 145
Otitis Media	55	2	71	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2	61	1	+ 1
Fires	57	1	44	13	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	58	1	56	2	- 1
War	59	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	60	0	52	3	- 3
Chlamydia	61	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	62	1	- 1
Pertussis	64	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	65	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	51	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	74	0	63	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	55	2	- 2
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	13	89	- 89
Falls	82	0	25	34	- 34
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Antigua/Bar.

Suriname

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.